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M. W. BEEMBR.

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APPLIUATIOI FILED TUBE 1, 190B. 922,076@

Patentad May 18, 1909.

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Patented May 18, 1909.

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Specification o! Lettere Patent.

Patented May 18, 1909.

Application filed. June 1, 1908. Serial No. 436,149.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILES W. BEEMER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Churn, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a churn which embodies several features of novelty intended to secure, first, increased efficiency inthe treatment of the cream by aerating it simultaneously with the churnin operation; second, to reduce the labor andg tmic required for churning the cream; third, to house or incase no injury can result to the operators hands; fourth, to quickly disconnect the several devices when desired for washing them, as well as to easily assemble them for operation; fifth, to .pregiude splashing of the cream and enable a vess'el of given size to be used to good advantage in treating different quantities of cream sixth, to provide means whereby the butter milk may be cured out of the churn while retaining therein the floatin particles of butter; an nally, to simpliy the construction, and secure economy in the manufacture of the churn.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one ractlcal embodiment cf the invention, but t e construction shown therein is to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a churn embodying the invention, illustrating the dasher in elevation. Fi 2 1s a horiaon` tal section on the line 2,-2 o Fig. 1. and 4 are detail cross sections through the dasher on the lines 3--3 and 4--4, respectively, of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the dasher-operating mechanism on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. F1 6 is a detail view illustrating one art o the casing or housing for the gears o the operating mechanism. Fig. 7 is an e arged detall view showing the churn vessel and one baie in horizontalA section, to ether with a spacer whereby the baffle is he d away from the wall of the churn vessel. Fig. 8 is a detail cross section throlgh thepost or column on the line 8-8 of 1g. 1 illustrating means for securing said column to one 'part of the churn cover, and\a part of the means for detachably securing said churn cover-to the` churn Figs. 3

vessel. Fig. 9 is a plan view illustrating a strainer he d detachabl in position on the upper open part ofthe c iurn vessel. Fi 10 is a detail vertical section through one crm of baflle. Fig. 11 is a plan view form of the baffle.

A churn vessel, A, of any usual or ordinary construction, is lgovided with a cover consisting ot sections, B, the latter bein fitted loosely in position on the upper part o the vessel. Cover section, B, is adapted to be fastened ixedly in positlon by appropriate locking devices, shown in Fig. 5 in the form of bolts, C, each bolt being pivoted at its lower end to a plate, c, that is fixed to vessel, A. The upper end of each bolt is received in a notch, c', of a plate, C', secured to cover section, B, see Figs. 5 and 8, and on the upper threaded part of said bolt, C, is screwed a nut c2, adapted to bind on plate, C whereby cover section, B, is clamped detachably and fixedly in position on vessel, A. Any suitable means may be emplo ed, however, for securing cover section, in position.

D desi nates a dasher shown more particularly in igs. 1, 3, and 4 ofthe drawings. In some respects said dasher is similar in construction to the dasher of my prior patent No. 780,26() granted January 17, 1905, but in the present invention the dasher is modified in construction with a view to securing important functions. Said dasher comprises a hollow stem or body, d, and a plurality of substantially radial wings, d', preferabl three in number. The dasher is compose preferably of wood, although other materials may be substituted therefor, and said dasher i is substantially hollow to secure the inow of air through the dasher and into the body of the cream being operated upon, whereby the cream is aerated with a view to facilitatin the churning of the butter and carrying o the` odor and va ors, besides reducing the temperature of t e cream by the aerating process. The shape of the wings, d', .is shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and 4, by reference to which it will be seen that each wing is provided with three faces or sides 1, 2, 3. The sides 1, 2 converge outwardly, and said sides are unequal in area, the side l being considerably narrower and of less area than the side 2. The side 1 of one wing is next to the side 2 of an adjacent wing, the sides 1, 2 of` adjoining wings being almost in opposing of another f, and withan incl relation, but as shown iii Figs. 3 and 4, the narrow side of one wing and the wide side of an adjoining wing forni an acute angle. The face 3 of cach wing is beveled backwaidly l'roin the path ol rotation of thc flasher, and lies at an angle to tho faces l, 2 of said wing. The hollow body or stein, d, of ydasher, D, provides a longitudinal passage 4, and conn municatiiig with this passage bare substantially radial passages 5 in winvs, d. As shown in Fig. 1, each wing may have a plurality of passages 5, each opening into longitudinal passage 4, but, if desired, I may use a single deep passage 5 in each radial wing in lieu of the plurality of passages 5 shown in Fig. 1. Dasher, D, is ada ted to be rotated within churn vessel, A, at t e required speed, and a rotary motion imparted to wings, d', of said dasher causes them to act .on the cream present in vessel, A, so as to induce the inflow of air through passages, 4, 5, simultaneously with the churning action of dasher, D, on the cream. This result is secured, mainlly, by inclining the faces 3 of dasher wings bac Wardly from the path of rotation of said dasher, and the suction established by the whirling mass of cream induces the inflow of air.

An important feature in the construction of the new dasher consists-of face 1 of the dasher wings at an obtuse angle to face 2 ori adjacent win s, whereby t e rotation of dashei towar the left in Figs. 1, 3, and 4 causes the faces 1 of each wing to throw the cream against long inclined faces 2 of dasher wings, t us setting up in the mass of cream the whirling motion which tends to secure maximum a itation or churning of the cream.

Positions within churn vessel, A, is a plurality of baffles, E, referabl three in number, as shown in i 2. aid baffles are placed in an;r desire order within the vesl and the are spaced with relation to the wall thereo the baiiles being out of the path of win s, d of churn dasher. A peculiarit. of ba es, consists in spacing them witli relation to the wall of vessel, A, and this result is secured by the use of spacers, e, see Figs. 1, 2, and 7. Each spacer:1 e, is a single casting which is recessed or forked to embrace one edge of baffle E, and this spacer is positioned between bafl'le, E, and vessel, A so as to leave an intermediate space indicated at e for the circulation of cream. A bolt, e', passes through baffle, E, and spacer, e for the purpose of securing said spacer firmly in position against vessel, A, and, also, of securlng-bathe, E, in position against the spacer. Two or more spacers may be used in connection with each baffle, as shown in Fig. I. If desired separate bolts, such as e3 in Fig. 1, may be used for fastening baille, E, directly to vessel, A. In the preferred form of baille, it is provided with a lo 'tudi'nal air passage indlower end, f', sai

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bafiie being supported, preferably, within vessel, A, so that its lower beveled cnd,f, is free from contact with the bottom of said vessel. f desired, baille, lt, may be provided mth a transverse opening, jt, seo Fig. 1U, which opening ('.oii'nnunicates with longitudinal passage, f, but said transverse o ening, f2, n'iay be omitted if desired.

rom this description, it will be seen that each baiiie is practically hollow, and its lower beveled end is adapted to be immersed in the cream, whereby the whirling motion imparted to the cream by the action of dasher D, will induce the ilow of air through the ho low passa e It will be'note tated'it's wings, d', act to impart to the cream a whirling action and throw it against baf iles, E, but by spacing the baflles inwardly with relation to vessel, A, some of the cream is free to pass through the spaces, e2, whereas other portions of the creamvifill be broken up by throwing them against the baffles. The rotary motion of the cream in sweeping past the beveled ends, f', of the baHies induces the inow of air, and at the same time, the cream acts to secure a like inflow of air throu h the passagps in the bod and wings of the aflie, Where. cream is t orou hly aerated.

I Wil new proceed to dgescribe the dasheroperating` mechanism shown more particuarly in igs. 1, 2, 5, and 6 of the drawings.

n cover section, B, is mounted a ost 0r column, G, the same being preferab y cast with a curved body portion and with a base fla e, g, the latter having openin s -or note es, g', through which are passe the fastening bolts, g, see full line illustration in Fig. 8, and dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 5. The upper part of column, G, is formed with a substantially circular plate, H, which forms one member .of a gear casi the other member of said gear casing, being substantially circular so as to correspond to said The member, H, 4is reerably integral with column, G, and at its ower por- H, is provided with an intion said member, Wardl; extending curved flange h. The

gear cascomp mental member, H', of sai ing is provided with a flange, i, at its upper part and another flange, t', at its lower art, and this flange, i', is enlar ed to form a earing, y'. The flanged mem er, H', is assembled in matching relation to member, H, of column, G, and said members are secured rigidly together by suitable bolts or screws indicated at j' in Fig. 5, whereby the two parts of the gear casing are se arably attached. Member, H, is rovide also, w ith an opening, It', and inem er, H', is shown as having a boss, j?, to which is attached one end portipn of an arbor or spindle, I.

A vertical dasher-operating shaft, J, is journaled in bearings, 7, of member, H', and at its upper part said shaft, J, is provided with a beveled gear, J', the latter being positioned above bearing, y'. Said beveled gear meshes with a driving beveled gear, K, which is provided with a sleeve, k, fitted loosely on spindle, I, and this sleeve, 7c, is notched or cut away so as to have interlocking engagement with a sleeve l, of an operating crank,

IJ. Said crank seeve, l, is coupled or clutched to sleeve, k, of gear wheel, K, by interlocking the notched ends of sleeves, k, Z, and thus the crank, L, is mounted on spindle, I, so as to turn freely thereon, 'a hereby gear, K, is operated directly by crank, L. A collar or nut, m, is inned to arbor, I, or otherwise made fast therein ith, to preclude sleeve, l, from endwise movement on arbor, I.

It will be observed that gears, J', K, are housed or incased within the gear casing formed by complemental members, H, Il', and access cannot be obtained to the gears without removing member, H', thus obviating the danger of injury to an operator's hands by the gears. Should it be desired to obtain access to the gears for lubricating or other urpose, collar, m, is removed from arbor, ,crank, L, is detached and the screws, removed, after which member, H', may be disconnected, at which time the shaft, J, gears J', K, and arbor, I, are ada ted to be withdrawn from member, H, an column, G. `When the part, H', is disconnected, the shafts and gears remain attached thereto, as shown in Fig. 6, but to replace the arts, it is only necessary to insert spindle, through opening, h', of member, H, and replace screws, j', so as to ri idly connect member, H', to member, H, w ereby the entire operating mechanism is supported on column, Gr4

The dasher D, and operating shaft, J, are united detachably by a coupling, M, the same being referably cast in a single iece of metal. he lower part of dasher s aft, J, is provided with a male thread, fn, whereas the upper part of the tubular bod d, of dasher, D, is provided with a male t readed portion, n'. Coupling, M, is provided in its upper part with a female threaded socket, o, and in its lower part with a similar female threaded socket, o', said sockets being of `diii'erent diameters so as to receive the shaft,

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ipper part of dasher, D. B relierig. l, it will be noted that t readed of shaft, J, is screwed into socket, o, of coupling, M, thus uniting said coupling to dasher shaft for rotation therewith. The upper threaded end n', of dasher, D, is screwed into threaded socket, o', of coupling, M, whereby said dasher is attached to the coupling so that it will rotate with coupling, M, and shaft, J. The dasher is suspended from the coupling. When it is desired to remove the dasher, it is only necessary to hold it iirinly in one hand and operate the crank with the other hand, whereb the coupling is rotated so as to unscrew asher but to attach the dasher from said coupling,

should be rotated to the coupling crank, L, in an opposite direction, dasher, D, being held from rotatin by hand whereby the dasher may be easi y attached to, or disconnected from, the coupling.

The churn vessel is adapted to contain a certain quantity of cream, say 10 quarts, but when churning a smaller quantity, say 6 quarts, it is found that the cream has a tendency to splash Within the vessel and adhere to tlie wall oi said vessel and to the baffles. With a view to overcoming the splashing oi`l the cream and enabling the apparatus to be used for churning a smaller quantit of cream, I employ a artitionl adapte to be fitted removably Within the vessel. Said partition is shown in Figs. 1

and 2 as consisting ol'I sections, O, 0'. Section, O, is slotted at p to iit over one baffle E, and is notched at p' to artly lit aroun other baiiies, E, the notclied and slotted portions of sections, O, being adapted to rest on spacers, e, whereby the art, O, of the partition is supported wit in the churn vessel. The section, O', is notched to fit partly around two of the balles and to rest upon section, O. The partition thus forms a false cover Within the churn vessel, which cover is su ported by the ba-Hles. The artition reclludes the cream from splas iin upwar ly against the cover, the section, O is easily removable when it is desired to inspect the cream and the entire partition can be readily withdrawn for cleaning and other purposes. Said partition may be made of wood, metal, or other material.

When the butter is churned it is desirable to our 0H the remaining milk, but ordinarily a certain quantity of iloating butter particles are lost. I have provided a strainer, Q, which is ada ted to be held in position on the u per en of the vessel, A, or the urpose o retainin the butter particles w en pouring off the uttermilk. After the cover, B, B', the operatin means and the partition are disconnecte Jfrom the churn, strainer, Q, is placed on the up er edge of said vessel. This strainer is rovirled with a plate or bar, q, having notchpes in its ends for the reception of the bolts, C, and when the nuts, c2, are screwed into position, the strainer, Q, is clamped firmly upon vessel, A. Said vessel may now be turned over to our 0H the butter-milk through the strainer, Q, the latter acting to retain the butter particles.

In Fi 11 of the drawings I have shown a baffiew ich is provided in one side with a longitudinal duct or channel, f3. In the operation of the churn, the cream is churned against one side of the baffle, that is against the side opposite to that in which the duct or charme is formed. As the cream sweeps `aroundthe baffle it flows across the duct or channel, thereby producing an eddy-current in the cream and inducing a low of air along the baflie and within the duct.

Havin thus fully described the invention, what I caim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a churn, a dasher comprising a plurality of wings, each having a face inclined backwardly from the circular path described by the wing, and a passage opening through said face for the outflow of air which is induced to flow through the dasher by the suction of a whirling mass of cream, each wing being provided with side faces which converge outwardly, said side faces being unequal in width, a narrow face of one wing immediately adjoining a wide face of the next wing, said ad`oining wide and narrow faces being at an o tuse angle to eachother.

2. In a churn, a dasher provided with a lurality of substantially radial Wings each liaving three exposed faces or sides, two of said sides convergin outwardly and being of unequal width, tA Ae narrow side of one wing being next, and at an angle, to the Wide side of an adjoinin Wing.

3. In a churn, a asher comprising a s tem, and a plurality of substantially radial wings, each win having three fiat faces or sides, two of w ich are uneqal iii Width, and the narrow side of one wing being at an obtuse angle to the wide side of the adjacent Wing, an air assage extending through the stem, and otlier air passages extending through the Wings, the last mentioned passages opening through the respective sides at the outer portions of the Wings.

4. In a churn, a dasher shaft, means for rotating the same, a dasher, and a multiplesocket coupling having threaded engagement with the dasher shaft and the dasher, whereby the dasher may be coupled or uncoupled by rotating the dasher shaft.

5. In a churn a dasher shaft provided with a thread, a dasher having a thread, and a coupling member having a plurality of separate threads ada ted to engage the threads on the dasher and) dasher shaft, respectively.

6. In a churn a dasher shaft rovided with a thread, a dasher having a thread, and a cou ling provided with two individually threadjed sockets into which are adapted to be screwed the dasher shaft and the dasher, respectively.

7. In a churn, a dasher shaft provided with a thread, a dasher havin an internal air passage and an external t read, and a couplin provided with two threaded sockets and wit air openin s, the threaded parts of the dasher and t e dasher shaft being screwed into the respective sockets of the coupling.

8. In a churn, a threaded dasher shaft, a coupling provided with se arate threaded sockets and with an air in et intermediate said sockets, said dasher stad being screwed into one socket of said coupling, and a hollow threaded dasher screwed into the other threaded socket of the coupling, whereby air may pass -freely through the inlet of the coupling into said dasher.

9. In a churn, a post or column, a casing or housing comprising a plurality of iiange sections, one of which is rigid with said post or column, said sections being separably fitted to ether and producin a substantially closed c amber separate s aft bearings in the housing, a dasher staff journaled in one bearing of the housin an operating shaft mounted in the other bearing, and gears secured to the operatin shaft and the dasher shaft respectively, sai dasher shaft and the operatin shaft being removable with one Section o said housin and retained in a connected condition by t e gears.

10. In a churn, a post or column provided with a member forming one part of an inclosure or casing, another member separably attached to the rst named member and coo erating therewith in producin an inc osure or cas'ing, an operating sha t mounted in one member, a dasher shaft mounted in the same member which supports the operating shaft, and gears xed to said shafts.

11. In a churn, a vessel, a dasher therein, and baffles each provided in its rear face with an air duct or channel.

12. In a churn, a post or column, a separable gear casing comprising flanged separable members, one of said members being rigid with the post or column, and the other member havin a plurality of shaft bearings, an operating sliaft mounted in one bearing of the detachable casing member, a dasher shaft ournaled in another bearing of said detacha le casing member, and meshin gears each fixed to one of said shafts, sai gears bein positioned intermediate the separable mem ers of the casing.

13. fIn a churn, a gear casi-ng com risin members one of which is provide wit bearings, means for securing said members detachably tog-ether dasher and operating shafts journaled in bearings of one of sai members, and gears each secured to one of said shafts.

14. In a churn, a vessel a rotary dasher therein, and a pluralit of baffles each fixed Within, and spaced re ative to, the wall of said vessel, each baffle being provided with a longitudinal groove in that face thereof which opposes the wall of .said vessel, whereby cream is ada ted to sweep across the rear face of the ba e for inducing the inflow of air through said groove of the bae.

15. In a churn, a vessel, a rotary dasher therein, and a pluralit of balles each fixed within, and spaced re ative to, the wall of said vessel, each baffle being provided with a longitudinal air passage intericrly thereof 130 Cyl and provided, also, With a longitudinal bailles within said vessel and above the liqgroove in that face thereof which opposes the Wall of said vessel, whereby cream is adapted to sweep across the lower open end of the baille and across the rear face of the baille for inducing the inflow of air through the interior air passage and said groove of the baille.

16. In a churn, a vessel, a rotary dasher adapted to operate therein, and a plurality of baflles Within said vessel, each baille having an inclined lower end and a longitudinal airdpassage which opens through said lower en 17. ln a churn, a vessel, a rotar37 dasher adapted to operate therein, and a plurality of baffles within said vessel, each baille having a longitudinal air passage and an air outlet in communication with said passage.

18. ln a churn, a vessel, a dasher therein, a plurality of bellies therein, and a splashpreventing member positioned Within said vessel above the liquid level therein and the operating part of said dasher.

19. In a churn, a vessel, baffles fixed therein, and a splash-preventing partition coinposed of separable sections supported by said uid level therein.

2U. In a churn, a vessel, a plurality of hailles therein, spacers xed to the vessel and retaining said baflles in fixed positions therein, and a sectional splash preventing partition resting on the spacers and supported within the vessel above the liquid level therein.

2l.. A churn vessel, o en at its upper end, a strainer adapted to lie positioned across said open end of the vessel, and means for detaehahlyT clamping the strainer in fixed position upon the vessel.

A churn vessel having an open upper end, a strainer provided with a fastening plate adapted to rest upon said vessel, and bolts attached to the vessel and the plate whereby the strainer Ina be secured detaehably in position upon t e churn vessel.

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MlLES W. BEEMER.

Witnesses Jas. H. GRIFFIN, H. T. BERNHARD.- 

